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BURNED AT SEA.
Total Loss of the German Steamer Raitea-
Sufferings of the Passengers aud Crew.

SAN Francisco, April l6.-The barkentine
City of Papette, which arrived to-day from
Tahiti. brought as passengers the captain and
crew of the German steamer Raitea, burned at
Feb. 49, seventeen days from San Francisco
for Tahiti. The first news OF her destruction
was received here, March II. by the Tropic
Bird, which sighted the burned hull on Feb. To-
Ever since great anxiety has prevailed here re-
garding the fate of those on board. Captain
Verick, of the Raitea, to-day related the follow
ing story of the vessels burning. On Feb. ID
fire was discovered in the room occupied by the
second engineer. All efforts to extinguish the
fire by water availed nothing. Almost
as soon as the flames were dis
covered, they burst out and enveloped
that part of the steamer where the fire origi-
mated While some of the crew were fighting
the fire. others lowered two of the boats. With
in fifteen minutes after the discovery of the fire,
the kerosene on deck was in flames and it was
impossible to remain on the vessel. Everyone
got into the boats. There were thirteen in one
and eleven in the other. The fire SO sudden
that no one was able to save anything The
ships boats were always kept provisioned, other
wise those who escaped in them would have
starved to death. There was intense suffering
from heat and lack of water. When all
were nearly dead from exhaustion, after
FIVE days exposure in the open boats, Remyiro
island, one of the Tumitu group, sighted
Here refuge was had for twelve days, the ship
wrecked people being kindly cared for by the
natives. From there. in small cutter, the
party reached Tahiti, 100 miles distant
j. d. Priel, one of the passengers the
Raitea, died one day after the boats left the
burning vessel His death resulted from in
iures received in being pulled through the
bull's-eye of the vessel while being rescued. The
persons on tho vessel comprised crew of twenty
and four passengers. ALI, except Priel, reached
here in safety.
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A Judges Order Disreearded.

CLEVELAND O., April 16.--The annual meet
ing of the Boston Equipment Company. which
owns $500. 900 worth of the rolling stock of the
Cleveland & Canton railroad, was held to-day at
Canton, O. The stock of the Equipment Com
pany is held by both factions of the railroad
stockholders. and just before the meet
ing the attorneys Of certain members of
the Corbin faction applied to the court
for an injunction to restrain the Blood party
from voting their equipment company stock.
Judge Pease fixed the date of the hearing for
April 23 and ordered that no election of direct
ors be held in the meantime. The election
was held nevertheless, and -us following direct
ors declared elected unanimously. the Corbin
faction refraining from voting: w. S. Rotch,
w. o. Chapman, Eben T. Blood E. j. Blandin
and George Baldwin
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THE FIRE RECORD.
A Leaky Oil Tank and a Spark from a Tug
Boat Result in q Serious Fire.

A Leaky Oil Tank and Spark from a Tug
Boat Result in Serious Fire.
New YORK. April ia fire occurred this
morning Oh two freight docks belonging to the
New York Central Railroad Company. One at
foot of Sehentieth street, North river, was
coal dock. An oil pipe of the Standard Oil Com
pany there has been leaking for some time past
This morning spark from passing tug-boat
set fire TO the oil, and the flames spread
to the dock. 1t was ebb-tide at the time,
and the burning oil was floated to the dock at
the foot of Sixty-seveuth street. This
was large and expensive dock. valued at $780,,
900. 1t was entirely destroyed, with $4,000
worth of freight The total loss will be 5000 900.
The fire is still burning. but the flow of oil has
been cut off. The excursion barge Pilgrim,
owned by J. A. Dings, and the coal barge s. Fl.
Hoole, were alonside the dock. The Pilgrim
was damaged S., 600. and the coal barge was en-
tlrely destroyed; loss So, 900.
The oil floating on the water caught FIRE from
a spark from passing tug boat Then the size
of the leak in the pipe became apparent Three
blocks below lay the magnificent dock of the
New York Central, where there were enormous
piles OF freight, and the New York Central grain
elevators. Pier caught fire, and only hard
work saved the pier below Later estimates
place the loss at 500. 900. The dock was val
ued at $75. 600. The coal bark was probably not
worth over SIS, 000 and the burned freight So 0O0
Except the damages to barges the entire losses
falls on the New York Central Railroad.
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Railways Murdered Girl.


RAILWAY, N. j., April 16.-Mrs. Avres Space,
of Deckertown, N. j., to-day identified the body
of the murdered girl as her sister. Mary Cor
man. Mrs. Space turned deathly pale when she
saw the face and the scar upon the leg, a mark
that has been kept secret ell along. Before
viewing tie remaius she was asked to name all
the marks, which she did in a very intelligent
manner. She is most positive that the unfor-
tunate girl is her sister The dead girl very
much resembles Mrs. Space. Mrs. Space says
her sister sailed from Scotland for this country
a short time before the murder, and in a letter,
received from her mother. in Scotland, the latter
stated that she was very uncomfortable about
Mary, as she had heard nothing of her since she
sailed for America. Every one of the officials
feel certain that the murdered girl has been
identified.
A careful investigation shows that Mrs.
Spaces Identification of the dead girl Is value
less.
NEW YORK, April 16-To-morrow's World
will have a long account of the unrayeling of the
Railway mystery made to its reporters. The
victim is Annie Christine Larcen. Danish girl,
who arrived at Castle Garden on the End of
March last.
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Phi Gamma Delta.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLooMINGToN. April 16-The annual conven-
ton of the Indiana chapters of Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity met at this place, yesterday af-
ternoon. with large attendance from all the
chapters At the evening session the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, J. Frank Benham, State Universe
ity; secretary, o. S. Thornberry, Wabash Col
lege; treasurer, J. c. Palmer, Hanover College.
Papers were read and discussed on 'Greek
Love- 'sThe Mission of Fraternities," "Conven-
tons and Their Attendance" and Chapter
Houses
At 1890 o'clock the meeting adjourned to the
National Hotel. where banquet was served.
The next convention will meet at Hanover
College, in Arsil. 1888 The Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity was founded in lS4S, and now has
thiriytwo chapters. scattered all over the United
States Its growth has been rapid. and the four
chapters in Indiana. located at the State Univer-
sity. DePauw University, Hanover College and
Wabash College, are in highly flourishing con-
dition.
The following gentlemen from the above
named chapters were present. Schuyler A.
Haas, = X Welborn. Oran Druley, Amor Ma
pD y. G. Walters. J. II. Robinson, W. M. Mel
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BREAKING A SCHOOLGIRLS NECK.
A Muscular and Excited School-Teacher
Causes the Death of One of His Pupils.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. April 16-Last Thursday,
George Werner, school-teacher in country
town near here, came to Milwaukee and gave
himself up to the police. While Furnishing one
of his pupils, Henry Sengbush, aged
twelve, the boy suddenly sank to the
floor and expired. At the post
mortem. to-day. it vas discovered THAI the lads
neck was broken. At the inquest held this
afternoon, schoolmates of young Sencbush testi-
fed that the teacher caught the boy by the col
lar and shook him violently for few minutes
Then he commanded him to come out on the
floor and hold out his hands. The boy
obeyed slowly, when the teacher feruled
him sharply four times both
hands. AS he struck the last blow the boy fell
suddenly to the floor. The coroner's jury rem
dered verdict holding Werner for trial. The
mott intense excitement prevails among the
neiehbors of the boys parents, and Werner's
neck would be in danger if they could get at him.
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A SORRY SPECTACLE.

One of Arensdorf's Counsel Damages Hi
Case by a Rambling, Drunkcn Speech.
Sioux City Special.
When Judge Pendleton appeared at the after
noon session the reason why council had refused
a copy of his speech became obvious. He
so far under the influence of liquor that he could
not stand unsupported. Leaning against cor
ner of the judges desk he began a maudlin tall
to the jury. He said that the court had kinds
extended the time for him TO speak, aud reneweS
his rambling review of the testimony. A speci
men of this talk follows:
"And now there is this witness Hart. h
stands here unimpesced and unimpeachable,
and so is Mr.. Leader, but that cuts no figure,
The prosecution has afforded no impeachng evil
dence and ask you il there 10 anything in God't
name that they could have produced if they
wouldn't have done it Here is this mar
| Leader. The English Kitchen was open tina,
| time dispensing these intoxicants. They stopped
| there to get glass of beer. Then they went Il
| Orton's and got cigar. believe it was, and
| then they went to Junks."
| The defense having refused to give verbatim
| report of this speech, perhaps it would be un-
| kind to give further fragmentary excerpts from
| it, The Judge soon fell into the hiccoughine
| stage and spoke of Arensdorf as the alleged
| commissioner of this crime" and of a locality al
! "the third street stride of the walk" He maun-
dered on, despite of frequent hints from Mr.
| Argo and despairng chances from Judge Wsav.
| er, until 3 o'clock, and then attempted a brief
| peroration which was scarcely Ineligible be-.
| cause of his tears.
During this shocking scene Judge Lewis sal
| With his pale face bowed in his hand, powerless
/ under the rules Of the court to suppress the
| speaker. The large audience was stricken with
| q sense Of modification that could not be hidden
| from view. The wretched prisoner. moro like a
Gagged lion than before, turned his plead
| iGg eyes from one to another of hia
/ counsel in mute appeal. His face was
notified with dark spots. and the rings about his
| eyes told more plainly than words could have
| done how intense his suffering was. There can
| be no severer commentary this MANAGEMENT
4 of the defense than showing of tho fact that
| this unfortunate advocate was delberat tel y
| chosen to close the defendants argument t.
Judge Pendletons habits not secret, and yet
| he was assigned this fateful task.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Successful and Satisfactory Work Of Ameri-
can Missionaries in Japan.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 16-s'The Christian peo-
pie of the United States who have been contrib
uting to the support of the missionary work in
japan rave no cause TO be dissatisfied" said Mr.
W. e. Parson now in Washington from a tour
Of the Mikado's country. ION the other hand, !"
continued Mr.. Parson. "they should be greatly
encouraged, for the work has brought about
wonderful Changes. There were 215 missionaries
in Japan in 1886, an increase of SO over the pre-
ceGing year. These were located at 80 stations,
an increase of Ave in year. There were I'll
out-stations. 1913 organized churches. of which
g. are self-supporting, and 1l9 partly self-sup-
porting. The membership of the churches of
our creeds aggregate IA ,S15 of whom $40 adults
have been baptized, and 629 children have re.
-ceived the ordinance of baptism. There are
10000 Sunday-school scholsrs-all the showing
being increases Of from 10 to 20 per cent. during
the past year. 1t is amazing the civilizing inhu-
ence of missionaries in such country as
Japan. The empire is quite Americanized in
come localities The missionary work has done
much to stimulate commercial relations, and the
result is remarked by every American who trav.
els there
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RAILWAY NEWS.

New York "Scaipers" Still Do Business In the
New YORK, April l6-The Commercial Ad-
vertser says: 1.-The prominent 'scalpers along
Broadway arevery reticent regarding their bust
ness, but it has been ascertained from reliable
sources that they are handling tickets about the
same as before. and doing with the con-
sent and active assistance Of some of the rail-
roads which are supposed to be bound by the re-
cent agreement The companies and the agents
commissions. but system plan of evasion
has been discovered whereby tickets are fur
nished by the companies and sold by the agents
supposed to be in force. practically multiplying
the effect of the iron-bound regulations When
this is fully realized by the roads that are living
up to their agreement, trouble will undoubtedly
result. 1t is limited that scheme of this sort
has been devised by the Chicago & Alton. the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and other
strong Western roads that op-
posed to the action of the Trunk-line
Association. This scheme is nothing but com
bination of the Western roads to issue tickets
their lines, good over some one selected
line, probably the New York. Ontario & West
ern and Grand Trunk roads from New York to
Chicago. thus diverting the volume of traffic
from all the other westward trunk lines to the
one selected. If scheme like this is under
taken. it is expected that the other lines will
soon be compelled to yield to the demands of
the Western roads, and that tickets now turned
to the wall will face outward again before long.
In that case, of course, commissions will be al
lowed, as heretofore"
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OBITUARY.
Chief-Justice David *. Cartier, Of the Dis
trict of Columbi Supreme Court

Cn1et-J uSt1c0 DAVID II. Cartier, Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court
WAsHINGToN D. c.. April 16.-Chief- justice
David K. Cartier, of the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia. died at 10 o'clock to-day,
of cancer of the stomach.
David K. Cartier was born in the State of
New York. and on reaching manhood espoused
the legal and political course, and became, in
course of time, Representative in Congress
from Ohio from lS49 to 1852 inclusive. In 1861
he was appointed by President Lincoln minister
to Bolivia. Subsequently he became judge of
the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
and has fulfilled the duties of that position un til
the present day. He was the only one left of
the circle of which Ben Wade Secretary Stan
ton, Zach Chandler and their associates were
representatives. There was no man in civil life
during the war who enjoyed the confidence of
President Lincoln to n greater degree than did
Justice Cartier and there was no man among
those in civil life at the capital who exerted a
greater or more wholesome influence throughout
the war upon those who shaped the Republican
war policy.
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New President for the Rio Graude.

DENVER. Col, April 16.-The News says that
at secret meeting of the stockholders of the
Denver & Rio Grande road held in New York,
nearly two weeks ago. the resignation of Presi
dent W. S. Jackson was accepted and David H.
Moffatt, president of the First National Bank,
of Denver, was unanimously decided upon as
his successor. Mr.. Moffat will retain his posi-
ton as president of the bank. A meeting of
the stockholders will be held in this city May 2,
when he will be formally elected. Mr.. Moffat
leaves for New York on Monday. The cause of
Mr.. Jackson's resignation cannot be learned
and neither he nor Mr.. Moffat will discuss the
matter.
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Mun,c,pai ranrle at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, April 16-A sensation was Gre
ated here to day by the pubicans who claim
that the present Board of Aldermen elected two
weeks ago is entirely without authority to legis-
late or perform any of the functions of such
body. The bill creating the board passed the
General Assembly late in the session. 1t is al
legged that it provides for the election of alder
men but fails to give them any power save to
elect president and vice-presdent to preside
over them. The Board of Councilmen is Repub-
llcan, while the Board of Aldermen is Demo
cratic, and in joint session the Democrats have
a majority. This week the Republican city
auditor. city clerk, harbor master, ETC., wit
messed Democrats elected to their places by a
joint session of the legislative body. It is now
claimed that the election was illegal, and if such
is the case, Republicans will continue in charge
of the principal city offices.
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Pensions for Indianians.


Washington Special.
The following named Indianians have been
granted PENSIONS
Minor of John Keichler, Lafayette; George
WEIGH, Bloomington; Jonathan Trowbridge.
Palmyra John Miller, Charlottesville; Russell
Holingsworth, Vincennes; Jere Williams, Co
lurnbus; John Furry, Sugar Creek; Moses Har-
ter, Sweetzers VIM. Norris, New Albany Levi
Kelsey. Brazil; Fielding ]. Anderson, Putnam
ville Benjamin ]. Fry, Marco; Neville Boone,
Laconia. Increase-HoratioE Evans, Ashville; Jas.
Foster, Worthington; John Rodermacher, Lake:
James Wilson, Lawler; John Herand, Curacton;
Daniel Owen, Wilbur; j. W. Stevenson, Bloom
ington; Samuel Carruthers. Sullivan; Thomas
McCreery, Crothersville; James Stiles, Grand
View; Anderson Harrington, Clifford; Henry
Sarver. Tulip; John Wagner, New Salisbury;
Francis Lane. Shelbyville; John Myers, Bean
Blossom; John Bishop, Bremen; James A.
Adams Rensselaer,; George c. Kritzer. -; B.
Miallars - 5,sseme; Casper Reidell. Indianapolis
Andrew Rowej Elkhart; John Dangherty, Ne
braska Restoration-John F. Schultz. Me
daryyille; Charles Gibbs. New Lisbon.
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Items from the Courts.

THE COST OF DOG BITE.
George W. Poole the son of William Poole,
bitten by a vicious dog belonging to Mrs. Sarah
j. Reed, of California street. was given $35 dam
ages by Judge Taylor yesterday morning. The
evidence showed that the defendant had allowed
the dog, which was known to be dangerous, to 90
unclaimed.
CORONER WAGNER SUES THE COMMISSIONERS.
Coroner Theodore Wagner has refused to
allow the County Commissioners to cut his
service bill from $3.50 to sl75. and has filed suit
for the full amount. 1t is said the commission
ers have several times remarked that they pro-
posed to make the coroner flight for all re got
out Of them." and this Mr.. Wagner will do.
BONDS OF NEW ADMINISTRATORS.
The following letters of administration were
issued yesterday: James E. Marshal. estate of
VIM ". Marshal. bond. $500; David King, es-
tate of Cornelius King. bond. $4,000; VIM. N
Robertson, estate of Rebecca Redman bond,
$780, VIM. n. Robertson, administrator de bon US
non. with will annexed, OF John Redman, DO nd,
81, 200.
sTULL RELEASED ON BOND.
John Stull, arrested on the charge Of arson,
was released on a bond for $1,000 yesterday
morning Henry Guetg becoming his surety.
Stull will have heari ng before Squire Smock
on Tuesday A search warrant for the property
alleged to have been burned in the house was
put in the hands of an officer yesterday morn
ing. and a portion Of it was found concealed in
the house of the Reed womans mother. at No. 54
North Mississippi street.
PAYMENT OF AN OLD JUDGMENT
In 1871 the Merchants National Bank of Rich
mond, Ind, obtained a judgment against Joseph
Dessar and other parties for $1,000. The CO.
defendants lived in Wayne county. The goods
taken on a writ of execution were replevined.
jackson King, of Richmond. becoming the
surety There was a second execution issued,
and the amount was taken out of Kings prop
erty as surety on the repleyin bond. King then
obtained an execution the judgment against
Dessar to recover what he had been compelled
to pay. That was in 1876 and Dessar enjoined
the sheriff from collecting the execution.
The case went 20 the Supreme Court twice, and
the second time the court decided that Dessa,
had no right to enjoin the sheriff. and a succeed
ing Supreme Court affirmed the decision Ate,
such lapse of time the interests on the iudc
meIt mad amounted to moro than tho principal
and last evening Dessar came into tho clerk.
Office and paid in 81 050 tho amount of the iudr
msnt and accumulated interest
SEEKING A DIVORCE LATE IN LIFE.
After nearly thirty years Of marriage, Saral
E. F. Waggoner wants to be divorced from Will
lam R. Waggoner. The two were united in Sep
tembsr 1857, and have raised two daughters. on,
of whom is married. but Mrs Waggoner allegs
that in the last few years her husband ha
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Heirs To a Colossa, Fortune

DECATUR, H., April 16 Last evening it be.
came known that eleven children of Peter Lux,
farmer of Piatt county. one of whom is M. E.
Lux of Decatur, mad fallen heir TO an estate of
$40. 000, 000, left them by their uncle,
Charles Lux, who died of pneumonia
in California last month. Charles was
brother to Peter Lux, and went
to California from New York in 1865 He was
the owner Of 600 acres of land, 700 miles of
private telegraph lines. and So 900 head of cattle,
paying an animal tax of $4,000 HIS partner in
business was Henry Miller, who has notified the
Lux heirs of the amount of the fortune they will
soon possess. Some of the heirs live in Indiana,
but the most of them live in Macon and Piatt
counties, Illinois.
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The Chicago Carpenters.

CHICAGO, April 16.-The strike of the carpen-
tiers was practically declared off this morning
The executive board of the central council met
at an early hour and discussed the outlook. The
result was that an order was issued to the men
to resume work Cd Monday for all the bosses who
will pay thirty five cents an hour and make the
working day eight hours. The strikers are being
fed of this declaration through the walking
delegates and by all other means which their off
GERS have at their disposal.
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son. F. A. Clark. o. B. Weik. J. H. Chies. ]. F.
Mail, w. J. Greenwood. II. B. Hill, E. Mcffert.
Alien Dawson. A. w. Stuckey. G. H. Keigwin,
+. p. Smith. G. Ii. Drybread Lea Lewman. E.
p. Bieknel F B. Dressiar, G. NJ. Broxtan.
Theo Louden. Thomas Broxtan. Stephen Voyies,
D. 7. Weir G G. Williamson, Romulus Boyd,
W. O. Ellis, w. j. Hutcherson, Aldie Warthin.
J. F. Benham. Newton Allen. Charles Green
street, f. S. Moncai, Jesse Hubbard, Charles
Stone. Prof. Allen Philputt. Charles Phiput,
and others